# Lead Software Engineer **Company**: Disney **Location**: Bangalore, India **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://disney.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/disneycareer/job/Bangalore-India/Lead-Software-Engineer_10160404?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_11b3840b-292 ## Description The Lead Software Engineer for Disney Experiences Technology is a subject matter expert and hands-on technical leader who designs, builds, and evolves high-scale software that powers magical, immersive Guest experiences across parks, resorts, cruise, vacation, travel, retail, and consumer touchpoints worldwide. As a Lead Software Engineer, you act as a skilled, experienced subject matter expert and lead, organizing development efforts across UI, services, and integrations to deliver intuitive, high-volume Guest and internal experiences for Disney Experiences brands. Responsibilities: - Serve as a subject matter expert and technical lead across the software stack, guiding architecture, design, and implementation for complex, large-scale systems and applications. - Organize and lead development efforts, including analysis, programming, debugging, and modification of software improvements and new products used across Guest-facing and internal platforms. - Mentor, train, and guide individual contributors by providing continuous coaching, feedback, and technical oversight, helping them connect their work to team goals and business outcomes. - Break down organizational and product goals into clear strategies, expectations, and priorities, empowering team members to contribute their unique talents toward well-defined results. - Lead end-to-end troubleshooting, problem analysis, and incident resolution for high-volume, 24/7 applications, ensuring reliability, performance, and a seamless Guest experience. - Participate in and often lead agile rituals,such as scrums, sprint planning, capacity tracking, and demos,to align deliverables, manage dependencies, and drive continuous value delivery. - Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners and other technology teams to define system requirements, estimate and plan scalable projects, and negotiate solutions that balance technical and business needs. - Own the design and development of backend services, APIs, and integrations, including security, data flow, and performance considerations for cloud-hosted, distributed systems. - Stay current with emerging technologies and tools, making informed recommendations that foster creativity, innovation, and continuous improvement within the team. - Create an environment where Disney values are experienced daily by encouraging collaboration, creative problem solving, accountability, and ensuring every voice is heard. Required Qualifications: - Strong subject matter expertise in software engineering, with the ability to lead complex projects and act as a primary technical point of contact for teams and stakeholders. - Proficiency in modern programming languages such as Java, Kotlin, Swift, JavaScript, Python, or similar, including experience with front-end and service development for high-volume applications. - Experience designing and implementing RESTful APIs, microservices, and distributed systems, including security frameworks like OAuth and JWT and integration with cloud hosting environments. - Familiarity with persistent storage technologies such as relational databases, document databases, caches, and database programming (e.g., SQL, PL/SQL, schema design). - Comfort working in an agile environment, managing team rituals, coordinating releases, and delivering continuous value across large or sophisticated systems. - Strong problem-solving, analysis, and communication skills, with the ability to explain difficult concepts, negotiate different points of view, and influence technical direction. - Demonstrated ability to mentor and coach engineers, hold self and others accountable to commitments, and collaborate effectively as a team-oriented, customer-focused leader. - Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or a comparable field of study, or equivalent work experience. - Minimum 7 years of industry experience in software development or related work on large, scalable systems and high-scale environments. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience operating at scale in cloud environments (e.g., AWS, GCP), including observability, performance monitoring, and reliability for 24/7 web applications. - Background with server-side rendering web frameworks (such as Astro or Angular SSR) to ensure performant, accessible, and SEO-optimized experiences for Disney Parks websites. - Exposure to AI-related tools or intelligent service integration, and a desire to further develop technical expertise in modern engineering tools and methodologies. - Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field, and/or relevant professional certifications in software engineering or cloud technologies. ## Skills ### Required - Java - Kotlin - Swift - JavaScript - Python - RESTful APIs - microservices - distributed systems - OAuth - JWT - SQL - PL/SQL - schema design ### Nice to have - AWS - GCP - Astro - Angular SSR - AI-related tools --- Source: [Apply at disney.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com](https://disney.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/disneycareer/job/Bangalore-India/Lead-Software-Engineer_10160404?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)